DATA + COMPUTATION + JOURNALISM R&D @ Insight News Lab

We’re applying information and data sciences and technologies to the field of journalism and digital humanities. Most news now breaks on the social web and journalists have to manually search for text, images and videos which at times can feel like finding a needle in a haystack. We are working to create solutions to help journalists find those needles more easily and to contextualise them, and also to help them in data storytelling. View Detail →

Accompanying the main group work is a blog commenting on developments in the research area and the wider Data and Computational Journalism. The research team will give their opinions on emerging trends in journalists use of social media but the blog will also feature in depth interviews with media insiders, technology experts and exponents of Data and Computational Journalism, and relevant social sciences and digital humanties areas. Check it out →

Social Semantic Journalism is the use of semantic web and linked data technologies to enhance the newsgathering, contextualisation, verification and archival process by linking data from various data sources and thus providing context and evidence to news materials gathered through social media platforms, such as YouTube or Twitter. Read more →

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